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Weekly Wrap: The cost of Alberta separatism

6/6/202623 min

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith warns Albertans that separating from Canada could cost billions of dollars, while new polling suggests it could also cost the province a significant number of its residents. And Canada works to mend a shaky relationship with the U.S. ahead of the CUSMA review deadline. The Weekly Wrap panel — Laura D'Angelo, Zain Velji and Michael Solberg — breaks it all down.

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  7. David Cochrane· Host0:33

    [upbeat music] Hey, it's David, back for another Saturday of The Weekly Wrap. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith put a price tag on the separatist movement in her province this week, saying leaving Canada could cost Alberta billions.

  8. Danielle Smith· Soundbite0:56

    It's a, a pretty extensive list that has probably hundreds of billions of dollars worth of startup costs, and people need to understand that.

  9. David Cochrane· Host1:04

    That's while Canada is still dealing with the cost of a US trade war. But Canada's trade team says it's optimistic about those Kuzma talks after a trip to Washington this week.

  10. Dominic LeBlanc· Soundbite1:14

    We took stock of the work that the Americans wanna do, uh, with Canada, and I remain optimistic about the work that we can do with the Americans.

  11. David Cochrane· Host1:23

    And is Canada in a recession? That's the main debate on Parliament Hill this week.

  12. Michael Solberg· Panelist1:28

    Canada's had two consecutive quarters

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